title: Pesticide intoxications in Cukurova, Turkey: three years analysis.
abstract: In Cukurova region, pesticide poisonings still remain an unfortunate cause of death, which led to the present study. The autopsy records of Adana Branch of the Council of Forensic Medicine, between 2006 and 2008, were evaluated retrospectively. Deaths that were attributed to pesticide poisoning were included in the scope of the study to identify the type of pesticide, and etiology of intoxication. The frequency and distribution of intoxications were also analyzed in terms of sex and age. In the studied period, a total of 4199 autopsies were referred to the forensic toxicology laboratory for pesticide analysis. Seventy-two cases were positive for pesticide analysis. Of these, 42 (58.33%) were male and 30 (41.67%) were female, with a mean age of 38.8 ± 20.6 years. Among the inspected pesticides, endosulfan was found to be the most common with 47.2% of prevalence, followed by dichlorvos. This report showed that certain pesticides, endosulfan in particular, remains as common cause of poisonings in Cukurova region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey. nebiled@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nebile
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Daglioglu
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Akcan
authors.forename: Mete Korkut
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gulmen
authors.forename: Fadile
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yener
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Efeoglu
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D004006:Dichlorvos / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning; D004726:Endosulfan / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013405:Suicide; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D010575:Pesticides; D004006:Dichlorvos; D004726:Endosulfan